Last night, Kiev hailed Britain for sending anti-tank weapons and troops as an 'important first step' to help the country defend itself. A distraction for poor ratings at home possibly. The deployment was cited in Ukraine's intelligence report which said Belarus 'should be considered as a full-fledged theater of operations that Russia can use to expand aggression against Ukraine.'. Im afraid its too early to plot the demise of the tank.. It would be a signal of intent to the Russians. Ukraine warns Russia has 'almost completed' build-up of forces near border - CNN. Iran has been poking the region with a pointy stick for years now just to see what sort of rea tin they would get in return. The diplomat hit out at Germany for failing to match Britain's offer of military aid, with Berlin preferring to focus on the threat of sanctions. 'This is extremely dangerous. Heavily armed Russian-backed separatists have controlled a swath of eastern Ukraine since 2014 and continue to exchange fire with Ukrainian government forces despite a 2015 ceasefire that ended major hostilities. The ships, which can each carry up to 25 armoured personnel carriers, were deployed three days ago but it remains unclear if they are heading for Ukraine. We reported earlier that amid ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian navy has sortied 5 Ropucha-class landing ships and one Ivan Gren-class landing ship from their Baltic fleet, likely headed to the Black Sea. Putin is serious about sabre-rattling and applying miitary pressure. AnyRead more , Once again I must say that your assessment is spot on. But T31 isnt designed or intended to be a high end anti submarine Frigate, more a general purpose Frigate for more day to day operations ,anti piracy ect but capable enough to operate as part of a task group. The Russians are on drawdown but maintaining overwatch I understand. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. And in the Western Military District, a missile regiment armed with S-400 Triumf mobile, surface-to-air missile system conducted electronic launches at a range in Leningrad region. The US defence budget is $777bn more than the rest of the world combined. The Ivan Gren-class can transport 40 BTRs or IFVs and 300 troops. Putin's plot to send warships off Ireland coast sparks 'deep concern And T26 will also receive the future cruise/anti ship weapon. We printed something like 45 billion sterling to deal with the pandemic yet fail to commit to proper spending to save our own planet. EFP is tripwire forces (and not many of them ie only 3 Battlegroups in total) to prevent Russian incursions into Poland, Lithuania, Latvia or rather to reassue the peoples of those countries they are not going to affect the Russo-Ukraine situaution. UK and French jets team up against simulated aerial threat, Britain, Italy and Japan merge combat aircraft projects. @RoyalNavy ships @hms_tyne and @HMSDragon have escorted three Russian warships through the North Sea and English Channel as part of a unified response with allies. Although hailing the recent 24.1 billion uplift in Defence spending as reversing a long period of decline, General Carter did not say how much of the new money will fill the existing black hole of around 10 billion in the MoDs 10-year equipment budget. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. What you are saying is if the US had pre-positioned a couple thousand troops in Ukraine, it wouldve prevented Putin from planning and then sending 100,000+ troops to the border along with simultaneous exercises across all their armed forces around the globe including this one: https://www.thejournal.ie/russia-missile-test-south-west-coast-ireland-5660829-Jan2022/. So the design probably dates back to the late 1960s / early 1970s, so getting a bit long in the tooth..! It just shows the Ruskis have sleepers in the German armed forces. British warships escort Russian fleet through English Channel Without listing specific equipment plans General Carter hinted long-range precision rockets, air defence missiles and surveillance drones would be brought into service. The fighting units the Russians have deployed are professional soldiers not conscrips. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Also known as SPEAR capability 5. Most of these incidents were blamed by Iran on Israel. Thanks for that. Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. Supplying intel and light weapons will not change the outcome much , Russia will win regardless of the losses shell receive. I think itRead more , Hi Dave ,knife through Butter with todays build of warships we can but dream a larger build of Destroyer with 6in either single or twin fully Auto good fire control radar no need for the old 274/75 sights or LAS just ops Rm fire controller and PWO but alas smaller ships and bores seem too be the way fwd with The MOD. 11:10 GMT 19 Jan 2022 2014-2021 UK Defence Journal, all rights reserved. Thought about those beasties Johnathan if they hadnt been converted to Helicopter carriers as such and kept the Aft turrets as well nice broadside those cordites were huge, No worries. Didnt Bidens Son in law have an interest in the Ukraine (monetary) ? Two weeks ago nearly a dozen warships and combat aircraft from Russia's Northern, Baltic and Black Sea fleets gave a "show of force in the waters off the British and Irish coasts" General . To Decimate is as you put Dave 1 in 10 ,50% is half which is Dimidium, Cheers Tommo my googlefu is poor however, my google translate fu was non-existent , Over the last third of a century the pollies have dimidiumated the British Army . Sounds like we havent learned any lessons from history! You must have access to a higher level of intel than me then. In such a febrile atmosphere, the risk of a misunderstanding or unplanned escalation is greater, and Russia could use such an incident as a casus belli. Later versions have much better electronics and sensors developed with Israel. Please leave a comment below if you have something to say! Push buttons. Certainly, if small, but it isnt going to be sinking any frigates or destroyers let alone a cruiser many of which are being fitted with anti shell or missile weapons. Sadly its not nonsense, the number of ships laying off shore is rising. However, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he may consider halting the pipeline if Moscow attacks. ', She said it mimicked the playbook used when Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula, and included social media disinformation to show Kiev as the instigator of violence. The lack of AsUW is a gamble that could prove catastrophic, as bad as the lack of anti-tank weaponry given to the BEF. Pretty much what their President told them on the TV a couple of days ago. George is on Twitter at @geoallison, Comments may automatically be held for moderation by our team, they will be approved as soon as possible in accordance with our. Again, your assessment that putting 2,000 US troops into Ukraine before the status quo has changed, would not have detered 100,000+ troops amassing on the border or the worldwideRead more . "By maintaining a visible and persistent presence, the Royal Navy ensures compliance with maritime law and deters malign activity to protect our nations interests. Ukraine has long accused Russia of having regular troops in the region, something Moscow denies. By teatime at least during the cold War the surface arm of the RN was given 7 days before lights out 6 days more than the RAF , only the Army faired better indefinitely if resupplied ? It is a show of force and plans for a possible invasion. Giving his annual speech to the Royal United Services Institute, the Defence chief said: They are flexing their muscles in our own back yard with an ostentation they have not displayed since the Cold War. HMS Tyne, HMS Richmond and HMS Kent jointly escorted the same group of Russian ships as they operated in the Celtic Sea. "These are Ukrainian waters and it was entirely right to use them to go from A to B," Johnson said. Which it now seems were there to pick up gear to take out of the Baltic, not across it. Some operating virtually continuously for a couple of years or more on a return trip every month. A string of government websites was hacked on Friday. Normally theres maybe half a dozen ships of the coast of California waiting to be unloaded, last I heard it was over 70. However, the IDF has a long standing policy of refusing to confirm or deny allegations ofRead more . Its perhaps worth considering that just supposing a few Russian armoured/infantry detachments had been deployed in and around Baghdad at important government and military sites as peacekeepers/observers or an actual hostile force, then would the 2003 invasion of Iraq have taken place? In a hastily arranged trip, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to arrive in Kiev last night to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It said Russia had deployed 36 Iskander launchers, weapons capable of hitting targets up to 700km away, near Ukraine and said the medium-range missiles that could be used to 'destroy vital objects'. Unfortunately we are in a poor starting position militarily, as is most of NATO if things escalate. "These aircraft posed no immediate threat to HMS Defender, but some of these manoeuvres were neither safe nor professional," Britain's Wallace said. Correction. Published. and It is certainly andy reeves again! A fleet of Russian warships and fighter jets, including the flagship aircraft carrier the Admiral Kuznetsov, has reached the North Sea and is headed for the English Channel, the UK's Ministry of . Because the EU demanded first dibs on our defence contracts and all but destroyed our steal industry, just like they took over our agriculture and fishing industries. The combat readiness of your fighting units degrade, morale becomes a problem and your armour becomes less effective as maintaince for war becomes a problem. They believe Mr Putin's troops are being positioned in line with his new objective, with armoured divisions set to head into neighbouring Belarus on exercise but now stationed within striking distance of Kiev. Hope the Turks can hold them up over their passage through the straights and send Putins timetable skew-whiff. I see a German Navy Chief had to resign tonight, for making pro Russian comments. SPEAR 3 will have a small warhead, but it will be very accurate. The region has been on a knife-edge since the end of last year when Moscow moved as many as 100,000 troops, as well as tanks and missiles, close to the border. And even 2 or 3 Astute boats would give any fleet a serious headache. Dissapointed in Macron, but cant say im surprised. READ NEXT:Army poised to send 'game-changing' tanks to Ukraine to smash RussiaBefore and after maps show Russia's territorial losses in UkraineUK tanks to cause 'real problems' for Russia on Ukrainian frontlineCleverly under pressure over German spy - Britain battles 'silent war'Putin replaces 'General Armageddon' after three months in top job. Criminal in the present circumstances which has been predictable for years that no effort to do so has been made. So many completely underestimate the complexity and difficulties of achieving the kill chain with Anti ship missiles. Didnt work out too well last time. So were Western economies corrupt, going back in time. Itll make Snatch Landrover fiasco look trivial. Trump kissing Putins ass in Helsinki infuriated a lot of Americans. Nuclear centrifuge assembly plants. He would have stolen a march under US noses, scored a propaganda victory, brought Iraq under Russian influence and probably have prevented the 2003 invasion. The Royal Navy said it is tracking the frigate and the tanker movements with an HMS Portland frigate, as it could carry what is considered to be one of the world's deadliest weapons. That was not my point: NATO has antied up and put boots on the ground, who are prepared to fight. A publicly available U.S. intelligence document said Russia could stage an invasion this month with up to 100 battalion tactical groups (BTGs) or some 175,000 troops. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. Whereas I have friends and colleagues dotted along the West Coast which is how I can call out your nonsense on that one. There are only two roads from Crimea that could be blocked or destroyed, a potential weakness, he said. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday before holding talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Geneva on Friday in the latest attempt to defuse the crisis. They may be old but the Russians have used some of them very hard on the Russia/Syria Syrian Express run. As for Corbyn and Johnson, I generally agree I just wish people could see its kind of theRead more , Hi Ron-no need to apologise, I enjoy your posts and know that things for all of us can get robust at times. Thu Feb 3 2022 - 19:50. Oh, that would be Slovakia and Poland for example who have NATO aircraft from America not to mention eFP fighters in Lithuania, Estonia and Bulgaria. Cheers dave , I think our boss were trying too make us look on the bright side I doubt if the Careers office would have stated that when we signed up, And yet, of all the capability gaps, this one worries the RN the least. Ryabkov, referring to Moscow's version of events in which a Russian aircraft bombed the path of the British destroyer, said that in future bombs would be sent "not only in its path, but also on target.". There are plenty of other tough choices we need to make in order to solve climate change, I know but what really gets my goat, are the people who whi ge about C C then drive their kids to school, in those bloody 44 SUVs and the School is within walking distance. LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - Russia warned Britain on Thursday that it would bomb British naval vessels in the Black Sea if there were any further provocative actions by the British navy off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea. If this new cold war turns into something nasty, our T45 should have something better than Harpoon to engage enemy ships. Well the attacks came from Yemen itself as did missiles over night last night they arent coming from Iranian soil. Yep 100%. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. They have nothing to match it. An good opportunity knoks coming soon, to sink the Russian fleets in the Med, lol!! Ireland tells Russia live-fire naval exercise is 'not welcome' Russian warships pass through English Channel - UK Defence Journal Add in SPEAR EW, which will be an air launched jammer, creating false targets, and the bad guys are going to have a veryRead more . Australia just signed an agreement with UK Defense minister to dedicate Wharf and logistics to readily accommodate Royal Navy ships basing them selves there . We have historically supported the underdog in the face of the invading bully. As this is different from Davids comment below Ill go away and try to get some evidence. To what end? The two Russian vessels in the video released Wednesday are the first the military has announced operating off Hawaii since the new year. A longer-range version would also be welcome, Ive discussed the advantages short to medium term of NSM/JSM as well as Block V Tomahawk, particularly now that both Russia and China have joint interests in the North Atlantic. Severn was also on patrol as the Vice-Admiral Kulakov sailed through the Channel. Are Putins dirty secrets going to be revealed? Under USSR the orders would come from Moscow but the big red button was at the command post for each group of silos in Ukraine. Meanwhile the potential peer foes, Russia and China, were very quietly building up their defensive forces initially and then offensive to a standard able to match a peer adversary. In new training drills yesterday, three dozen Russian warplanes including Su-34 fighter-bombers, Su-25 attack aircraft and MiG-31 fighter-interceptors flew from airfields in Perm, Krasnoyarsk, Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions. Inspite of their age, the Russian Ropucha class have been fitted with AK-630 CIWS, easily as good as Phalanx. Seems a bit left-field but the Swedes seem to be taking things seriously. Defence chiefs have been keen to suggest new cyber and space capabilities will be major beneficiaries of any extra money for Defence. Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said today: 'In the current situation, we view the arrival of Russian armed forces in Belarus not only as a destabilising factor in the security situation but also as the one posing an even bigger direct threat to Lithuania.'. Like pieces on a chess board, I suppose not all of the movements need to make sense. Whilst the Canada and now Mexico border problems are now very real indeed. A multi-front assault might also involve a move into northeastern Ukraine, encircling but perhaps not entering cities where forces could get bogged down in urban fighting. It is very obvious where they are going, staring you right into your eyes!! Is Harpoon totally ineffective against Russian ships or just a bit old? A mere 3 BGs in total and designed just to reassure the people of Poland, Latvia and Lithuania. Trump isnt the president now, its Biden. Very old school looking set up and equipment. All depends on how you define corruption but generally speaking most countries are corrupt at some or all levels us included. Preliminary analysis of the vessels suggests 3 groups. Morning Douglas. The ships - which included a . Six Russian ships go past UK sparking fears they are going to Ukraine Access unmatched financial data, news and content in a highly-customised workflow experience on desktop, web and mobile. Putin has been blowing smoke about NATO having significant forces in countries bordering Russia, but really they are minimal. Did he deserve any sympathy? why? That would make a great movie but better to follow the money trail back to Russia and other foreign powers. I think youre forgetting the Enhanced Forward Presence incl Canadians, Spaniards, Portuguese, Italians, Romainians, Slovaka, Czechs, Danes, Norgies, Albanians, Slovenes, Italians, Germans, French and may have missed one or two just saying like. You can unsubscribe at any time. As to Corbin(Corbyn) and American born Johnson, well in my opinion Corbyn is poison and Johnson is a clown beyond redemption Regards Geoff(who is btw an ardent Americophile), Douglass post about this being Bidens fault instead of Putin and his yes men is just not true and I dont think its the time to encourage them. THE Royal Navy has shadowed nine Russian warships stalking Britain's coast in the past two weeks. I was just using it as an example of how the presence of a capable foreign military in a potential war theatre could complicate strategies. To all and intents you could be correct, but heres the rub he is a dictator in all but name. Is funny that in America when Trump was President the media said he had made a secret deal with Putin but now that Biden is President and has verbally given Putin the OK to invade Ukraine the US media says nothing but how great Biden is. Yep, you may well sleep well when not being reminded of the things you could actually be doing to help the world, Ive partaken in wars over Oil and I dont even drive, Driving fossil fueled powered cars is not the only thing causing climate change and that we need to change. More info. Why would Poles help Ukrainians? An armed Russian warship docked at a harbor in Cuba on Monday as Russia warned the U.S. against causing a repeat of the Cuban missile crisis. There are thoughts elsewhere that these ships may, initially, be heading to Syria in order to collect troops and equipment for redeployment. I suspect if we dont show strength and unity now the fighting will inevitably come to us. If allowed to go unchecked, this will only serve to embolden both Putin and Xi, so interesting times ahead for all of us. Officialssaid last week that Russia had deployed agents trained in sabotage and urban warfare to launch a 'false-flag' attack on proxy forces, providing the pretext for invasion. Assassinations of nuclear experts. THey may have a go at making life uncomfortable for the US there as well. 'Should Russia invade, we will provide additional defensive equipment to Ukrainians.'. I wouldnt imagine it would be allowed under international law. Chechen warlord 'seriously ill' but refuses to call Russian doctors over 'poison' fears Ramzan Kadyrov is the leader of Chechnya and a close confidant of Vladimir Putin The ships have included a surfaced submarine, a destroyer, a corvette and a patrol ship along with their supporting tugs and supply ships travelling in the English Channel, Celtic Sea and the West Coast of Scotland. A pair of those would make a proper mess of todays warships. Resources, they have plenty of their own. No warning shots had been fired and no bombs had been dropped in the path of the Royal Navy destroyer Defender, it said. [However] when youre up against a determined opponent on the battlefield you have to go close and personal with your enemy. The US CSG in the med training with Italy and Spain no doubt this is positioned close by aswell. Using it just to illustrate how the forward presence of US/Nato forces in Eastern Europe may or may not influence Russian decision making. Morning Spy. America last night warned the Kremlin of 'massive consequences' as its top diplomat flew to Europe for last-ditch talks aimed at averting war. Russian warships have been spotted off the British coast. Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland, based at Devonport, watched the movements of Udaloy-class destroyer the Vice-Admiral Kulakov as it sailed north-west of the Outer Hebrides. We are were we are now and it should have never have got to this point. Still better than a 4.5 gun. No unvaccinated driver may cross the border and there are 10,000s of them. Tabloid sensationalism Im afraid Tommo. All vessels travelling through the Bosphorus have to book passage where a Turkish pilot will board to insure safe passage, that includes men of war irrespective of nationality. As for unvaccinated drivers not being allowed to cross, well who wouldnt want to keep the chronically stupid out of their country? They now believe they have achieved their goal and no longer have to bowRead more , Err no. Nope me neither. 'He emphasized the United States unwavering commitment to Ukraines sovereignty and territorial integrity and reiterated the principle of nothing about Ukraine, without Ukraine.'. I would love it if we did do that. Unless we get fair warning and are able to build stuff in advance of a peer to peer conflict it wont matter, as it will be over too quickly. The volume of gas supplyable through Nordstream 2 is roughly equivalent to the entire energy use of UK or another large European country. "I am sure that such a powerful weapon will allow us to reliably protect Russia from potential external threats and help ensure our country's national interests. Likewise the presence of Nato tripwire forces might just persuade Russian planners to step back. Critics fear it will increase Germany's reliance on Russian energy supplies. Syria is not a big news story for Putin. Indeed you wouldnt need ships to eliminate those ducks as you wouldnt in the Dardanelles if they ever got in a pickle there either as Britain found out before the Gallipoli campaign became a hasty if equally ill fated alternative. 'The current deployments are versatile. Hi Robert. The receiver is a version of the one fitted to the LRASM. The operation could begin with artillery, missile and air strikes on Ukrainian units in the south, and special forces units might seize bridges and railway junctions, allowing troops and tanks to advance, he said. loads of shps. This alone would send a message and along with the news that an Ohio class arsenal boat is currently sunning of Cyprus when normally the whereabouts is secret says alot. You are right. I know Sean but she would certainly Grind Vlad Putin down, Thats true enough, she grinds me down and I accept the science behind climate change!! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-03/kremlin-insider-klyushin-is-said-to-have-2016-hack-details. Ill accept naval power but always is a bit sweeping. The task group were joined by RAF Typhoon and F-35s jets, plus tankers RFA Tideforce and RFA Tiderace. I note that you seen to have accepted my comments on the US border debacle. When the world is fully and singularly looking at that location. Russia has repeatedly denied that it is planning an invasion and instead demanded that NATO bar Ukraine from membership. Pity we didnt keep developing the 6 system fitted to Tiger and Blake? In a sense he might as well go for as much of Ukraine as he can get hold of because the penalties are just the same. Yes China has been throwing money at increasing the capabilities and sheer size of its military in it race to become the worlds dominant hyper-power. Helicopters for the littoral, Nuclear boats for larger vessels. Actually, its an interesting point. If Biden was was standing up to Putin hed use some of that military grunt they have. A Slava Class cruiser isnt going to be worried by any Wildcat, whilst ROEs mean that by the time Astutes have surfaced to receive comms the shooting has started and finished. The USA didnt pick UkraineRead more . I think not, and the point is that this illustrates that Nuclear Insurance works! That calls a defense expert on the plan. The 210-sailor warship left the port of Murmansk in northwestern Russia on January 6 for the Lofoten Islands in the Norwegian Sea. What sonar or anti submarine equipment will t31 possess? His views were backed by Labour leader Keir Starmerwho tweeted on Saturday: To protect our values and our security we must be steadfast in our opposition to Russian aggression. 5 Launch control was always in Moscow. Western countries deem the Crimea to be part of Ukraine and reject Russia's claim to the seas around it. He wants to get some skin in the game like the West has had the past 20 years. Stand by to be surprised. The British Army for starters needs a serious shake up and recapitalisation. Also the Blockade the Atlantic Iceland gap. The conclusion was that Tiger stood the better chance due to her 6 turret being mostly electrically powered rather than hydraulic, like Blakes, so the presumption was shed be more reliable. Russian warship spotted miles from UK coast with hypersonic cruise I have faith in the crews and TTPs, I have limited faith when the top brass dispense with offensive capabilities that the USN and every other major navy endorses. The weakness is in Biden. I certainly do! And you dont have to sink a warship to take it out of the fight. For use in the littoral, these also need to be smart weapons, able to accurately discriminate between types of ships not good to go sinking the wrong ships! With what? If I see him Ill ask. pic.twitter.com/NDzRz2MwqU, Ministry of Defence (@DefenceHQ) January 21, 2022. . Historical connections with Lvov/Lviv arguably Polish for some. Their Intel also saying that they see no particular problem. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/naval-weapons/latest/turkish-navy-commissions-first-intelligence-gathering-ship. We must stand with our Ukrainian allies., Biden has also authorized $200 million in additional support to meet Ukraines emergency defense needs, according to a U.S. State Department spokesperson. His advanced years are often publicly evident in his performance. At the same time, it has stepped up social media campaigns portraying Ukraine as aggressors. The explosion inside an oxygen factory in the town of Bandar-e Mahshahr, south of Tehran. A RUSSIAN warship armed with "unstoppable" hypersonic missiles is sailing towards the US coast in a show of strength, reports claim. Im for one are hoping cool heads prevail. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. This is howRead more , Thats reassuring.Thanks. I dont think Ukraine had control over those ICBMs on their soil, not without modifications to launch control facilities etc. When we need European Allies like France and Germany, where are they. History shows the wisdom of that comment, it was expressed by Montgomery slightly differently. . In his annual Defence speech, General Sir Nick Carter also said it was 'too early to plot the demise of the tank'. The guided missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov has been. Royal Navy ship off Crimea sparks diplomatic row between Russia and UK We have got troops there, albeit only a small number in a training and advisory role still complicates the plot for Putin. 210 comments about a decades old routine RN escort operation. The official warned the Kremlin: 'Our message, and that of our allies and partners, is that Russia has two choices: diplomacy and de-escalation, or escalation and massive consequences. Ammunition depots. Douglas you are as delusional as can be in your explanation (Bidens fault) for why this is happening.
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